cabrear Preterite Conjugation
cabrear — to annoy
The preterite of 'cabrear' is regular: cabreé, cabreaste, cabreó, cabreamos, cabreasteis, cabrearon.
cabrear Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe a completed action of annoying someone or getting annoyed at a specific point in the past. It marks the beginning or end of the annoyance.
Notes on cabrear in the Preterite
'Cabrear' is a regular -ar verb and follows all the standard preterite conjugations.
Example Sentences
Me cabreé mucho cuando llegaste tarde.
I got very annoyed when you arrived late.
yo
¿Te cabreaste por lo que dije?
Did you get annoyed by what I said?
tú
El ruido nos cabreó a todos.
The noise annoyed all of us.
él/ella/usted
Ellos se cabrearon porque no los invitamos.
They got annoyed because we didn't invite them.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite for a single, completed instance of annoyance.
Correct: Use 'Me cabreé' (preterite) for a specific moment of getting annoyed.
Why: The preterite emphasizes the completion of the action, while the imperfect describes an ongoing or habitual state.
Mistake: Forgetting the reflexive 'se' when 'cabrear' means 'to get annoyed'.
Correct: Use 'Me cabreé' (I got annoyed) not 'Cabreé' (I annoyed).
Why: When the subject is the one getting annoyed, the verb needs the reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, etc.).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: cabreo
The present tense of 'cabrear' is regular: cabreo, cabreas, cabrea, cabreamos, cabreáis, cabrean.
Imperfect
yo: cabreaba
The imperfect of 'cabrear' is regular: cabreaba, cabreabas, cabreaba, cabreábamos, cabreabais, cabreaban.
Future
yo: cabrearé
The future tense of 'cabrear' is regular: cabrearé, cabrearás, cabreará, cabrearemos, cabrearéis, cabrearán.
Conditional
yo: cabrearía
The conditional of 'cabrear' is regular: cabrearía, cabrearías, cabrearía, cabrearíamos, cabrearíais, cabrearían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: cabree
Use 'cabree', 'cabrees', 'cabreemos', 'cabréis', 'cabreen' after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or necessity.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cabreara
Use 'cabreara' or 'cabrease' (and variants) for hypothetical past situations or polite requests in the past.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: cabrea
Use 'cabrea' (tú), 'cabree' (usted), 'cabreemos' (nosotros), 'cabread' (vosotros), 'cabreen' (ustedes) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no cabrees
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: no cabrees, no cabree, no cabreemos, no cabréis, no cabreen.